A nice surprise

It was brought to my attention recently that I have a "son from another mother". My dear friend, Ben. He is a young man whom I have worked with for the last 5 years. He came to Lifetouch as a 20 year old photographer. We hit it off right away. In so many ways, he reminds me of my own son, Sean. Ben has also been working a second job at a group home for adults. He is such a kind and caring young man. He finally accepted a full time position and will be leaving Lifetouch next week. I was truly suprised last week when I received an email from him inviting Jim & I to have dinner with him and his Mom. He wanted to show his appreciation for all that I'd done for him. I was so touched by his kind words. Little does he realize how much he's done for me, too. We will always be friends, this son I never knew I had................ It's nice to be reminded how the littlest things we do, like a smile or a helping hand, can make a difference in someone else's life............

A new view of Brayden

Well, we had a skype call with Tab, Sean & Brayden the other night. Sean had brought his laptop and webcam out into the backyard. It was so nice to see them enjoying their nice weather outside. But, the best part of our whole conversation, was when Brayden tried one of his new learned skills. He would walk right up to the camera.......first, his cheeks, nose and then giant eyeball was all we could see. He thought that maybe he could see us better through the camera! It was hysterical. He is so precious. And smart, too! We were treated to quite a show: he cut the grass, hit his tee ball and used some new words. He can now call Toby and Oscar by their names...........so cute. Can you tell that I think he's the best boy in the whole world!!